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 HI GUYS!!!As you may know by now our new album "Arctic Noise" is finally out in stores, world wide!
It's taken us almost fours years and a lot of hard work but judging by the reception from fans and the media it has all been worth it! We've gotten some fantastic reviews and several interviews are in the works.
The album was also on the Top 10 of the German Alternative Charts (DAC) for more than a month, topping at 2!
You can listen to snippets from the album here on our Myspace, on our website or on the Myspace pages of our various labels (see our Top Friends for links).
Here's the press release from our new Canadian label, Artoffact:
Four years after their superb Walk The Psycho[Path] release, Run Level Zero returns with Arctic Noise, their first release for Artoffact Records, and the release guaranteed to cement their status as one of Europe's best industrial artists. This CD features hit after hit, introspective and angst-filled industrial influenced by some of the genre's pioneers and swirled into a gyre that is new and exciting, fun and essential. The album opens with the raging and Frontline Assembly-esque "Black Cinder," a track sure to convince those who think industrial is dead. Other notables include "Hitting Ground," "Incision," and "Hey Mister," all of which encapsulate the essence of classics like Numb or Skinny Puppy, but surely what we have here goes further and stands on its own.
Since their debut Run Level Zero has been an active band on the electronic music scene, appearing on a number of compilations and remixing artists such as Pzychobitch, Punto Omega, Clan of Xymox, and Psyche. The band has toured Europe twice (supporting VNV Nation in 2001 and Assemblage 23 in 2005) and recently toured the United States in 2006.
This is one of the best industrial releases to come out in years. It took Run Level Zero as long to write and record Arctic Noise as it took them to release their first four CDs–and the result is clearly worth the wait. And, with comparisons to Canada's own trio of industrial pioneers, it's kinda cool to find them on a Canadian label!
Here's what some of the biggest publications of the scene has had to say so far:
SIDE-LINE
"Straight ahead danceable EBM goodness. From start to end this cd is full of dancefloor hits. Great percussions, basslines and vocals flood this release."
8.5/10
REGEN MAGAZINE
"If you remember a time when Cleopatra Records and Zoth Ommog ruled the industrial genre with an iron fist with fondness, Arctic Noise pays perfect homage to that sound. Certainly, some will eye them with disdain for sounding so close to vintage FLA, but this punchy disc will be a taste of pure fun for any true retro-EBM enthusiast."
4/5
GOTHTRONIC
"Not only does Run Level Zero have something to say; but also the way they do, sounding like this, is a great way of showing it. Certainly one of the best Run Level Zero releases so far."
8.5/10
THIS IS CORROSION
"This album is by far the most consistent of the RLZ releases. Almost every track is solid. They slow it down effectively in "Stroke" and speed it up very well in "Hey Mister". They use their minimalist technique quite skillfully."
8/10
Here's some of the many places you can buy the album:
Artoffact (CA)
Memento Materia (SE)
Hot Stuff (SE)
iTunes Music Store (MP3)
InfraRot (DE)
DSBP (US)
Storming the Base (US)
Klicktrack (MP3)
Amazon (CD/MP3)
That's it. We hope you like the album!
P.S We know we haven't been too active on Myspace in the last couple of months but, as always, sometimes life gets in the way of the more important things, such as promoting an album :) Sorry about that, we promise to do better!
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
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